>> all right. it's a new year. the first day of the new year and we wanted to show you those redskins highlights again in case you didn't know the redskins beat the cowboys. happy new year, everyone. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm allison seymour. it is our pleasure to wish you january 1, 2013. tony is still celebrating. >> and welcome back. haven't seen you in a while. >> good to see you. >> let's get on with the news. no shortage of excite ment during the count down. more than a million people hit the streets of chilly manhattan to watch the ball drop and about a billion watched on tv. >> here at home folks rang in the new year at the first night alexandria. mayor says it's the largest family friendly new years in the region. food, face

painting, balloon animals, and a fire works show on the water front right at midnight. venues hosted dozens of musical performance. and the bars were also bus linked. as i watched some of that -- >> you stayed up? >> i have to ring in the new year. >> no. 8:00. gone. >> i got to see it. it ain't going to be right. i said next year i'm going to go out to alexandria. looks like so much fun. >> it does look like fun. >> of course it means i would have to be off this day next year. >> glad to have you back. let's do temperatures and if you like the weather yesterday, you will love the first day of 2013. as we have a lot of clouds in the forecast. temperatures seasonal. back in the low 40s. they've been bouncing around a little this morning. reagan national, 39 degrees. dulles

33. bwi marhsall 42. low to mid 40 s. a few showers particularly south of the city. much of this is not touching the ground. as you get down towards colonial beach, st. mary's city might see a light sprinkle or a light shower. that's it for the day. more opportunities here for loads of snow flurry south of the city. as the cold front is moving on through. there's your bigger picture. you can see all the cloud cover across the eastern third of the country and the shower activity generally south and west of us. we're not terribly concerned with rain but we will have cloud cover and the relatively cool temperatures for the first day of the new year. lots of clouds, could be a sprinkle with temperatures in the low 40s at 5:00 p.m. more sunshine in the forecast along with cold temperatures. details on that coming up in just a few minutes. wisdom and allison,

back to you at the desk. >> all right. we're following two developing stories in the district this morning. first the stabbing on board a metro bus. happened around 2:30 this morning. police tell us a man and a woman got into an argument. the man pulled out a knife and stabbed the woman. she's expected to survive. he fled. police are looking at security footage from the bus. >> new york avenue finally back open after a multi car crash shut it down for several hours overnight. 7 cars and 18 people were involved in an early morning wreck by the washington times building. none of the injuries is considered life threat ning. no word on what caused that crash. >> all right. breaking news this morning on capitol hill. a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff has been reached following a marathon session yesterday into the early morning hours into the new year.

>> the plan avoids tax hikes for millionaires but faces uncertainly -- excuse me tax hikes for millions. but the republican control house has their power. melanie is live on capitol hill with more on this story now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. we understand the house is going to start considering the legislation today but house speaker john boehner and erik canter sent out messages last night saying they will not put this up for a vote until they, their members and the american people have had a chance to review it. we understand that vote possibly could happen late today or perhaps wednesday. in the deal, approved by the senate, income tax rates will stay the same. individuals making $400,000 and $450,000 will see their taxes rise. and $109 billion in spending cuts to domestic programs has been delayed two

months. and alternative minimum tax and payments to medicare providers. senators say it is a less than perfect plan but it's a start. still some criticize the bill saying it doesn't go far enough to reduce the deficit or unemployment. >> the idea that people earning $300,000 to $400,000 a year could not pay the taxes they paid in the 1990s when the economy was booming is just plain absurd. >> i've said all along, most important priority was to protect the middle class family. middle class families will wake up today to the assurance their taxes won't go up $2200 each. they'll have the certainty to plan how they'll play for groceries, rent, car payments all during next year. >> reporter: we've been focusing on income taxes. but there is one tax that will be going up for all workers.

that is the social security payroll tax. there had been a 2% tax cut in affect for the last two years that was part of an obama stimulus program. and in this deal they are going to allow that tax cut to expire. that's going to take about $20 a week out of worker's paychecks and put it into the social security trust fund instead. >> thank you very much for that update. on our facebook page we asked you why you think law makers waited so long to reach this phase of the deal. one viewer writes i feel they did it to prove a point. maybe they need a lower salary. maybe they will understand. another writes i could have told you months this was how it was going to play out. 2013 will be social security and medicare reform that will come down to the 11th hour. to read the rest of the comments and leave your own, log on to our facebook fan page. the deal by the senate does not address is the debt ceiling.

the u.s. reached legal borrowing limit of $16.4 trillion and now the treasury department must work to buy time until the end of next month. suspend investments for benefit fund. the department will not be able to payoff the nation's bill on time. could set the stage for another capitol hill battle as they must vote to raise the debt ceiling. >> new this morning, gay marriage ceremonies are underway in maryland. some same sex couples rang in the new year by taking their vows. the new law went into effect at the strike of midnight. 9 states and the disstrict of could columbia have approved same sex marriage. the right for parents to freeze their child's credit in an effort to prevent identity

theft. in virginia harder for state and local governments to take eminent domain changes. >> so far no charges have been filed in connection to a deadly crash that killed a prince william county police officer. 35-year-old chris young died near piper lane yesterday afternoon. his motorcycle collided with a mini van that was turning left. both vehicles caught fire. the other driver was not hurt. officer yung leaves behind a wife who is also a police officer and their three children. >> doctors treating secretary of state hillary clinton confirm the blood clot is in her head but she did not suffer a stroke or any neurological damage and she's making excellent progress and in good spirits.

doctors discovered the clot between her brain and skull behind her right ear while performing a checkup. it is likely the result of a concussion she suffered from a fall earlier this month. she will stay on blood thinners. she will be released once the medication dose has been established. another new report on the deadly attack from the u.s. consulate is attempting to shed light on what led to confusing talking points in the days following that attack. the report was released yesterday. it says the cia, fbi and other intelligence officials made major changes about events surrounding the attack which in turn led to a confusing explanation by the obama administration. >> well, the redskins are the talk of the town. in fact, football fans across the nation are marveling over their road to

the playoffs. >> the excitement is so overwhelming, fans will be hard pressed to get tickets for the first round of the playoffs are sold out. you can also always turn to ticket agencies like stub hub. standing room only seats were selling for $150. they can't get enough of the redskins and their star quarterback. >> i'm loving it. love every bit of this. this is euphoria. >> i love my redskins man and i could do without them. >> man, this is the greatest day in a long time. rgiii bringing the city back. >> apparel stores say the t-shirts are expected to fly off the shelves. >> all right. a little heads up. fox 5 will bring you a special pregame show on sunday

starting at 3:30. here with all the inside angles as the skins take on the seahawks. >> still ahead, dave ross will join us live with a look at what makes this team so special and how it's getting ready for sunday's seattle showdown. >> rgiii is one reason they are so special. also coming up we'll take a closer look at the ins and outs of last night's fiscal cliff compromise. >> first though, show you how other parts of the world counted down to the start of 2013. >> as we head to break, a live look outside. there it is. another look at the new year forecast from tucker. because now it's 7:11. we'll be right back. back. 

we're back now with a look at how they rang in the new year in shanghai. this year's party channel modern and classical theme highlighting the cultural path and technological rise. live music, fire works and a laser show. >> moscow's red square lit up with colors last night. tens of thousands packed the area to watch the fire works and ring in the new year. >> nato troops serving in afghanistan got a chance to do partying. well deserved. soldiers from different nations gathered in the capitol city to dance the night away. nato has more than 100,000 troops in country american troops. >> very nice. >> yeah. >> they get a chance to celebrate.

good for them. >> next year, we'll stay up late. >> no, i'm not. >> even if you take a nap and wake up right at midnight. >> i've tried that. no. i did did. >> good luck this year to you. >> hey, you know what -- black-eyed peas you ever heard of that? >> hopping johns and greens. oh, yeah. >> i'm sorry, i never heard that. >> tucker doesn't have southern roots. so there you go. that's the issue. we'll share. i'll get some. >> you have to do it today. >> you have to do it today. >> i ate mine at 3:00 in the morning. i'm good. >> let's go to the numbers. >> did you cook? >> no, my wife did. i ain't cooking nothing. >> reagan national, temperatures are -- >> it's new year's day. >> allison, i realize. >> you wanted allison back so bad. you couldn't wait.

>> now look what happened. there's the weather forecast. back to you guys. check out your cold north and west. international falls. minus 16. actual air temperature. >> can i get a ticket to go there? >> we're going to get a taste of that this week. today our high temperatures in the low 40s but we'll be stuck in the 30s with overnight lows in the 20s by tomorrow. if you like the warmer air, new orleans 61. yesterday in the 70s in miami. couple light sprinkles locally. might be a flurry if you are watching the mountains. cold front moving through but most of the energy is well to our south and west. you can see it down into the south down into tennessee. should remain that way today. might be a light sprinkle or shower around today. as it slides through later tovent, will chill it down a little bit. wednesday, thursday, friday temperatures on

the cold side to kick off 2013 with highs in the 30s, lows in the #20z. 42 daytime high sunday. and dry. >> so no bad weather come sunday? >> i can't guarantee you and there's something on the horizon but it looks at this point. >> i don't know if that favors skins or the seahawks. they've played in a lot of bad weather. >> that's all right. >> we have rgiii. everything is okay. >> thank yu allison till staying up until midnight. you have to do it. you absolutely have to do it. these old geezers over here couldn't do it. >> are you married and have any kids? >> no. >> i've seen the ball drop like 44 times. >> i've been to the peak drop. whatever. >> i'm with allison. allison, welcome back. >> thanu so much.

i would imagine it's all redskins right here. >> because you've been gone, i know what these guys think. i want to know what it's been like for you to see this run because it's been unprecedented. >> it has been. and i'm a fan. i can't tell you who did what in what year like tony perkins. but i know this is my team. but let me tell you something in my home there are five people. i have three girls and a husband. i have only one other redskins fan. got to go to moes. we got two retired jerseys cause we can't afford the $150 jerseys and we were sporting them on game day. it's so exciting. >> and flying off the shelves. hard to get it now. >> there was no women's nfl attire period. they were sold out. they were sold out. i love it. >> allison , good to have you back. you know, wisdom and i

have been going back and forth about who should be the rookie of the year and mvp. >> rgiii. >> this has been an incredible run by this team. 7 in a row first division crown. there goes my rookie year. celebration going and 3 touchdowns as they beat the cowboys 28-18. they have been running the ball. rgiii's knee is not the same. had his knee stayed intact, he would have been my rookie of the year. but i think he's been the different rgiii. >> can't help his knee and he still run. >> thank you for bringing rationalization. >> i think because his numbers are diminished because of the things he can't do right now. but we're splitting add onlies right -- atoms right here.

you can hear mike shanahan talk about how fun this is. >> it's so rewarding to come in and trying to put something together and seeing the guys so excited, the coaching staff so excited. it's what you work for. to see guys working for the last three years 18 hours a day in the draft room looking at players evaluating these guys signing these guys and seeing a lot of guys making different steps learning the offense defense and actually stepping up and accomplishing something. you feel very good about it. >> look, we're guilty up here talking about rgiii, talking about alfred morris and the offense and the pistol and kyles and garcon and all those guys. the key fence we have to tip our hat to the defense. they have been sensational. they've won 7 in a row. they have forced 15 turn overs in those 7 games.

what would that average be? >> what? say it again. >> you weren't listening. 7 games, 15 turn over s. >> allison? >> don't even look over here. >> that's over 2 a game wisdom martin. >> i was going to say that. i didn't hear the question. >> the defense has stood up and they have been accounted for. the offense they are spectacular. >> we used to dog the defense. >> very cool might even get a raise. he should get a raise. we have a special coming up on sunday. take the remote and stuff it between your coach. you won't need it. 3:30 is our special here. 4:00 the national boys takeover and 4:30 kick off. seattle coming to down. and if the redskins win, they will go to atlanta the number one seat.

9:30 lorenzo alexander joins us. >> thanks, dave. i know we have big business. let's forget about it for a minute. it's time to talk kim and kanye. >> miss karsashian is sharing a message about being a mom to be. coming up later on. but first big news for a major commute. we don't talk about karsashian enough. >> no, we don't. 

history is being honored this new year's day. this morning the postal service will issue a new forever stamp. the 150 anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. also in honor of today's anniversary the national archives will hold a special reading of the emancipation proclamation and you can see it on display at the

national archives today. the original emancipation proclamation. another piece of history is going to be replaced. the frederick douglas bridge will be replaced. also an access point to nats park. >> still ahead, the nation goes over the fiscal cliff but overnight senate vote could soften the landing. we'll sit down with a reporter from role call for a look at the late night deal. >> front row seat to the biggest party. and as we take you to the break, a live look outside. we'll get the latest weather from tucker next. it's 7:27 right now. we'll be right back. 

all right. welcome back. maybe you are just waking up or just going to sleep. >> 2012 went out in a big way with a worldwide welcome for 2013. craig boswell has more from new york city. >> reporter: happy new year from coast to coast and around the world. everyone saying good-bye to 2012 and hello to 2013. times square

arguably the biggest new year's eve celebration in the world. 1 million people packed into the heart of the city just for this moment. >> happy new year! >> reporter: braving the cold temperatures for what many say is a once in a life time experience. >> my first time in new york. i came just for this. >> this is the very first time to see the ball drop. >> for many new year means new resolutions. >> to be kinder to people. >> getting a job or applying to med school. >> the pope looking forward to a new year. says despite much scandal and tragedy, goodness would prevail. >> let us say despite all the problems goodness exists in the world and this goodness is going

to win. >> there you have it, happy new year. 364 more days until we do it all again and as the rebelers move out. >> the romantic. give us a second. >> always wanted to do it. >> you've never done it? i've done it. it was great. >> it wasn't too cold and crowded? >> you didn't have to wait for 12 hours? >> sure. come on it's new york city. >> where were the kids at the time? >> i didn't have any. >> see, that's different. >> hey, around here if you were out last night with cloudy skies, temperatures were in the 30s. worst weather wise new year's eve. for the first day of 2013 more of the same. clouds, temperatures low 40s. maybe a sprinkle. low flurry. can't complain. >> no

, we can't complain. bright and sunny starting tomorrow. let's get to your big head line. as we do so starts chilly. >> exciting. >> there you go. i was mentioning earl ier when you write all the checks today and start paying the bills, got to remember 2013. temperatures at reagan national, 39. 33 at dulles. temperatures north and westphaling back into the mid 30s as we've had clearing in spots here during the overnight hours. 41 in leonard town. 42 in annapolis. light showers south of the city here south and east of the city to start your day. and sprinkles. much of this is not touching the ground. very dry atmosphere here at the lower levels. dew point temperatures are in the teens. and most of that is drying up before it gets a chance to touch the ground. southern maryland, you will see light sprinkles and showers here early. for the

rest of us, certainly the possibility you could see a flurry or light sprinkle. you can see it thereont off to our north and west. the colder air lagging behind the moisture. you can see a lot of rain to the south and west. as the cold front comes through, we're going to keep the clouds in the forecast with temperatures in the low 40s. once the front slides south and east, right back in the sunshine by tomorrow sxafrn cold temperatures here for the middle of the week. 42 today winds west. a sprinkle a possibility. a flurry to the north and west. not going to a mount to much. the computer model is calling for 1/100ths of an inch. winds north and west to 5 to 10. cold here for the first few days of 2013. highs in the 30s. lows in the 20 s. for that red skin game, we look dry with just a

few clouds around. 42 daytime high. that's weather, wisdom over to you. >> thank you very much. while most of us were sleeping last night and celebrating, the senate was hammering out details of the fiscal cliff deal. they passed it early this morning and we're going to talk more about that with neil from role call. he is here with the latest on that. thank you for coming in and talking with us. the senate has approved this and now it goes to the house at some point today. what are the odds that we'll be done with this and what are the odds this is good luck to keep going and keep going and keep going? >> what we saw last night as the senate unveiled its plan and voted on the plan in the wee hours of this morning, we've all lost track of time, we were in the capitol when this was going on, the house leadership came out with a statement that said they would consider the legislation. >> that doesn't sound good. >> they also said they were

open to the possibility of promptly amending the legislation which would kick it back to the senate to deal with by thursday. and so we may not be out of the woods yet in terms of how this fiscal cliff deal came together and in any event we still haven't seen congress take care of the spending components of what was parts of the fiscal cliff coming up in february. >> so it's possible what's going on right now will keep going. they'll kick it back and keep going and rolling? >> absolutely. we're looking at another situation where the agreement that was reached by the senate even if the house accepts it, kicking the can down the road is the old line which everyone -- no one seems to want but where we always are and where we are once again. >> and there's a frustration level with the people they are supposed to be representing. do you think they are aware of the frustration level the everyday

person is dealing with and because this is taking so long? we've been getting e-mails and tweets saying they should have taken care of this already. that type of mentality from people. do you think they get it? >> well, they often haven't frankly in the past. we've seen situations where one of the things that causes congress to move is when there's a big market shift. so new year's day in some ways they kind of luck out in this regard because the new york stock exchange is closed today for the holiday but we'll see tomorrow when the markets open if this isn't resolved and the house hasn't passed it by then, may see a new shock when the markets open. >> some of the information in what they've already done, people who make 400 to $450,000 it goes up. is that the understanding of what you have? >> yeah. for couples over income over $450,000 tax rates go back to where they were

generally during the clinton years and another thing that happens and this may be the big ticket is there's this annoying thing called the alternative minimum tax which without going too far into the weeds here was sort of a way that was designed to make sure higher income earners years ago paid the amount of tax they needed to and frankly what happened was because it wasn't indexed for inflation it got way too high, hit way too many people and been an annual thing that every single year congress has had to act. this deal if it goes through eliminates that problem for the foreseeable future if not forever. >> and senator reed says this particular deal protects middle class families. is that your understanding of this current deal? >> that's true. the other elements is the unemployment

insurance benefits are extended. largely protects middle class taxpayers from seeing the affects and provides benefits. also make sure doctors get paid foreseeing a medicare beneficiary. there were pieces cobbled together at the last minute. >> and melanie is down there reporting on this. she says she's learned the social security payroll tax is going to go up. >> right. there's been for the last several weeks that's not been something that's been on the table seriously to extend for a little while now. that means that everyone despite all the sort of positive talk, everyone is going to see their paychecks get a little bit smaller this year once the tax tables are adjusted and what not. yes, you will affectively see your taxes go up although no

one ever intended the payroll tax holiday. the reason why it was called a holiday is no one expected it to be permanent. >> they still have to deal with the debt ceiling issue. so this is drama that's going to go on for some time. >> absolutely. we're looking at the debt sealing fight playing out in february along with another debate over the sequester which is those mandatory spending cuts coming into affect. that's coming up in a couple months and we'll be back here. >> never ending cycle. hopefully they can get something done and put this issue to sleep. thank you for coming in and talking with us. >> thank you. >> allison, back over to you. >> still ahead at 7:00 kimye opens up after the news about their bundle of joy. and good news for drivers. we'll tell you why next. 

investigators say it could take more than a month to decide whether to file charges in the crash of a tour bus in eastern oregon. 9 people were killed when the driver lost control on

the icy roads, hit a concrete barrier and went down a 200 foot embankment. ages range from 7 to 74. a few of them are in critical condition. the bus was headed from las vegas to vancouver, canada. >> major bragging rights for american auto make ore ford. the ford focus is the best selling car in the world. mere than 720,000 focuses registered worldwide and the fiesta was the second best selling car. the auto company credits echo boost engines for the sales numbers. >> the driver 2012 was the worst at the pump ever. $3.60 this year. 9 cents higher than the previous record the year before. the spike on hurricanes, refinery outages and tension in the middle east.

>> isn't there always an excuse about why gas price is high? and it always changes. >> and i don't understand why one place is one thing and the other is another down the street. happy new year. >> happy new year. there you go. >> your forecast looking fine. a lot of clouds back in the forecast for the day. not going to be a beautiful looking day but probably hanging on the couch watching football games. >> is there any sleet or ice? >> no ice, no sleet. no wind. no snow. >> not today. not around here. let's get to the numbers and i mean it is chilly out there. and one or two of us particularly for our friends out to the north and west and west virginia and western maryland might see a few flurries during the day and maybe a few sprinkles locally. 39 in washington. 30 in pittsburgh. chicago 14 degrees. there's

january cold. we will see colder temperatures moving in later tonight and they'll be with us here for much of the week. our temperatures are going to trend a little below average. notice the cloud cover today. you might see a peak of sunshine but generally be cloudy as we have a cold front coming through. there you are at noon. might be a flurry . and then the whole thing will clear out later tonight as the front pushes south and east and tomorrow morning just in time for a few people to go back to work. high temperatures tomorrow in the 30s. keep things on the chilly side for the next couple days. might be a sprinkle or a flurry. wednesday, thursday, friday back in the sunshine. warm it up a little this weekend and if i had to make a forecast for the red skin game sunday afternoon, temperatures about 40 degrees with partly sunny conditions right now. >> still pretty good. >> yeah. really good for

january. >> thanks, tuck. kim kardashian she's upping up about her new role as her expected mom. she wrote on her web site she's looking forward to great new beginnings in 2013 but she also says she wishes her late father and west late mom were still around to celebrate. west broke the news at a concert in new york city and instantly went viral. i didn't know their nickname was kimye. >> tucker is so excited about this news. >> i bet it's going to be a pretty little baby. 7:47 right now. it is how many degrees? it is 39 degrees on this tuesday morning as we look ahead to a new year. we look back to the ups and downs to a year that was. 

time for our facebook fan of the day. and today we say hello to red skin's fan for life amy robinson braymer. amy, it's your day. amy also has the honor of being the first fan of the new year. for your chance to be tomorrow's fan just log on to our facebook page and post a comment under amy's really cute photo. happy new year. >> ushered in 2012 like they do on new year's with excitement, hope and resolution. this past year with potential as the country looked forward to the presidential election and olympics. >> with an on going civil war in syria, the assassination of u.s. ambassador and much more. shepard smith takes a look back now.

>> reporter: politics played a major role this year. but mass shootings, a historic supreme court ruling and washington scandals also dominated the headlines. 2012 opened with the first in the nation with the iowa caucuses. initial reports put mitt romney out in fronbut d former senator rick santorum won by a handful of votes. george zimmermann shot and killed the florida teenager trayvon martin. the be neighborhood watch man says he shot him in self defense. fighting in syria intensified. a defiant president asad refused to stepped down. activists estimate 40,000 people have died since the violent began. trouble in columbia for the secret service as agents brought

prostitutes to their hotel. the gop race for the white house took shape. mitt romney, the party's presidential nominee. change in egypt. mohammed morsi won the country's first free presidential election but sparked enormous protest when he gave himself broad powers. as the summer heated up so did the supreme court. the justices ruled on the affordable care act. the court decided the individual mandate which requires nearly every american to have health insurance or pay a penalty falls under the government's taxation powers. massacre at the movies. james holmes opened fire at the midnight screening at the batman film dark night rises. 12 people killed and 58 others hurt. athletes from all around the globe gathered. in august a

somber milestone forearmed forces as the number of u.s. military deaths reached 2,000. violence in a place of worship. a gun man opened fire in a wisconsin temple killing 6 people and wounding four others before he killed himself. mitt romney completed the republican ticket by selecting paul ryan as his running mate. hurricanee isaac canceled the first day. >> i will work with all my energy and soul to restore that america to lift our eyes to a better future. a week later, hosted democrat convention and president obama invites president biden for re-election. on september 11th, gunman killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others. >> they had a mission and they believed in it. they knew the

danger and they accepted it. >> u.s. ambassador to the un susan rice used talking points to tie the violence over an american made antiislam film. the attack later linked to terrorism and some accused the administration of covering up the truth. though there's no evidence of that. president obama and governor mitt romney squared off in three debates. joe biden and paul ryan came out swinging. renew his calls for drawing a red line on iran's nuclear program. all options are on the table but stopped short of issuing you will at this mate um. released report accusing cyclist lance armstrong of using performance enhancing drugs. his fall from grace cost him his

7 tour de france titles. jerry sandusky. devastation in the northeast as super storm sandy slammed into the coast. the storm caused the heaviest damage in parts of new york and new jersey. knocked out power to millions and caused a gas shortage that led to long lines and rationing. president obama won a second term in office. >> we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united state of america. >> republicans retain control of the house and democrats kept their majority in the senate. and days after the election a scandal hit washington. the cia director david patreuas resigned. a man murdered 20 children and 6 adults in newtown, connecticut. investigators say adam lanza

killed his own mother and later killed himself at the school. >> you are not alone in your grief. that our world too has been torn apart. >> now we're looking ahead to next year waiting to see what president obama can accomplish in his final term and whether law makers can find a way to work together for the good of us all. also keeping a close eye on the economy and syria and egypt. a lot of uncertainties ahead and we'll be here covering all the news as it happens. shepard smith, fox news. >> one of the biggest headlines of 2012 wrapped up. >> the senate passes a deal on the fiscal cliff but more challenges ahead. the latest on that coming up in the 8:00 hour. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. 

this is fox 5 morning news. >> as we ring in the new year, congress is halfway there. the senate passes a package to avoid the dreaded fiscal cliff. will the house do the same?

melanie is live with what this means to you. >> from tokyo to new york city. celebrations around the world . later this hour, how to make a great resolution for 2013. and guess what? tips on how to stick to it. >> that's the biggest problem. >> that's the most important part. >> sure you think it's love but maybe your body is messing with you. how you may be able to tell the difference. plus a local sports star off the market. those stories coming up in our talkers of the day. good morning, everyone. >> good morning to you. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm allison seymour. tony is off today . we're here to say happy new year. let's check out one of the count downs. that was the scene during the count down to 2013 in the big apple. where else right? more than a million people hit the chilly streets to watch the ball drop in times square. about a billion more watched on television.

>> it's the best place. >> it was so comfortable in my base amount with my family watching it last night. it was exciting though. >> don't you miss dick clark? >> i've gotten used to ryan seacrest. ryan took over the rains. i think he does a good job. >> he's very professional. >> but dick clark is new year's. >> happy new year to you and as you are getting up and out and up and ready for your day, cloudy skies. showers in stafford, virginia. couple light sprinkles to our south and east. not going to be a rainy day for most of us. across southern maryland and down towards richmond, pretty persistent showers. colonial beach maybe a persistent shower. high temperatures in the low 40s

today. if you like yesterday and last night, you'll love today. temperatures reagan national 39 degrees. 33 at dulles. highs expected to top out only in the low 40s. a cold front moving through and bring us chilly air for the middle and end of the week. more sunshine starting tomorrow. lots of clouds today. you could see a shower south of the city. might be a sprinkle or a few flurries later this afternoon with highs in the low 40s. the general theme for 2013, clouds. >> all right. now that you put it like that, okay. >> it's not a bad thing. >> all right. , thanks, tuck. >> all right. now to ai developing story on capitol hill. the senate has passed a deal to address the fiscal cliff avoiding tax hikes for millions of americans. >> we are not out of the woods just yet. the plan must be approved by the republican controlled house. it is uncertain whether the house will pass it. so what is in the

senate's deal. melanie is live with the details now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. i'm sure a night an overnight at the capitol is not the way senators and staffers planned on ringing in the new year. they were here nonetheless. went late into the evening with the votes coming around 2:00 this morning. the bill did pass 89-8. in the deal approved by the senate, income taxes go up only for individuals making $400,000 and couples making $450,000. the planned spending cuts have been delayed for two months. senators and the administration agree it's a less than perfect plan but it is a start. >> having been in the senate as long as i have, there's two things you shouldn't do. you shouldn't predict how the senate is going to vote. you won't make a lot of money. and number two, you surely shouldn't predict how the house is going to vote. i feel very very good. >> it does not address the

number one priority. creating good middle class jobs now. secondly, this proposal does not generate the revenue necessary for the country to meet its needs. >> and president obama yesterday did signal perhaps that more tax increases would be on the table going forward into this year. house speaker john boehner and majority leader erik canter sent out a message saying the house is not going to put this up for a vote until members and also for the american public to consider the legislation. there's also the possibility they could decide to make amendments to the bill and kick it back to the senate. we do expect to hear more about their schedule. perhaps something would come later tonight or wednesday. >> before we let you go, a whole lot of tax provisions are dealt with here. what are some of those? >> hang with me here, there's a lot of them. the 2% payroll tax

holiday that was enacted 2 years ago. that was not in this bill. that holiday is going to expire. so everyone who earns income is going to see a 2% tax increase on those payroll taxes. the estate tax, there was a compromise here. that's going to go up from 40% from 35. a real compromise there. they did prevent the alternative minimum tax from expanding. one year extension of long-term unemployment benefits. one year delay in the 27% cut to medicare providers. something really important to those of us who buy milk. temporary extension of some of the farm bill. and that's going to prevent dairy prices from spiking as much as $2 a gallon. they also voted to block $900 pay increase for

themselves. >> taxes, melanie we know they are for the most part dealt with. there is still a fight brewing in february. we're talking about the debt ceiling again. >> reporter: that's right. i don't know how many people are aware we did surpassed the debt limit yesterday. treasury secretary is doing financial fenagling to get the u.s. to pay debts through february. that is when we'll have this debt ceiling fight again. house republicans saying they are not willing to raise the debt ceiling unless there are significant spending cuts and all this is going to come at the same time. we talked about those other is he questions strags cuts they basically de-- sequestration cuts. and that's going to come with the debt ceiling vote. we really can expect heated exchanges here on capitol hill in february.

>> far from over for sure. thank you. >> happening now, gay marriage ceremonies in maryland. some same sex couples rang in the new year by take being vows. started handing out licenses back on december 6th. but the new law went into affect at the strike of midnight. many couples wasted little time. >> we met back in 1977 and never dreamed that gays would be able to marry. so just that alone makes today extremely special. we feel it's special not just for us but for the gay community at large. >> dozens of same sex weddings are scheduled for today. coming up in the next hour, talk to a man who played a huge role in getting same sex marriages legalized in maryland. also a new law designed to protect children against identity theft. the law gives parents a right to put a security freeze on the minor child's credit record. this will prevent identity thieves

from opening credit accounts under the child's name. you may contact one of the following credit reporting agencies. equifax, experian or trans union. many new changes across the nation as well. in california and illinois it is now illegal for employers to force workers to give them access to password protected media accounts. washington state will hold the title of highest minimum wage at more than $9 per hour. and residents in kentucky where it is legal to release wild hogs back into the wild. >> we are following two new stories in the district this morning. lanes along new york avenue in northeast are back open after a 7 car crash shut it down for several hours. 18 people were involved in that wreck outside the washington times building.

none of those injuries considered life threat ning. no word on what caused the crash. the hunt for a man who stabbed a woman on board a metro bus. this happened around 2:30 this morning in southeast. the man got into an argument with a woman and stabbed her several times. she is expected to survive. another woman suffered a head injury. the suspect ran off. police are looking at security footage from that bus. so far no charges have been filed in connection to a deadly led a presence william police officer. chris yung died in a firy crash yesterday afternoon. his motorcycle collided with a mini van that was turning left. both vehicles caught fire. the other driver was not hurt. officer yung worked for the department 7 years. leaves behind a wife, also a police officer, and their three children. >> time now is 8:10 on this tuesday. a couple in new york

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someone get me a latte will ya, please? welcome back and happy 2013. taking a live look outside right now over washington d.c. the word of the day is chilly. tucker has dubbed it that. if you are home from work and plan to head out, bundle up. it is chilly out there. >> happy new year. tucker barnes, happy new

year to you, sir. let's start it with cuteness. >> the word of the day should be cute. good morning, everybody. this is our first go around for my first 5 for 2013. and kicking it off with super cute. >> yeah. >> allison, wow. >> making a statement. >> take a look. it's savion. >> awesome glasses and awesome hair. >> totally awesome. >> i can't believe it. >> when sydney was little, we put a big ol' wig on her. i'm wondering if that's a wig. because that's a lot of hair for a little baby. >> that's a lot of hair for a wig. >> that's a lot of hair for an adult. >> 35. >> how old is savion? >> the rule is they have to be 5 or younger to be on my first 5.

we love it. adorable. >> very cute. >> looks like he's getting ready to go out and celebrate new year's eve. >> very cute. >> that's headed out to the party look. we love it. >> that is adorable. happy new year sa vion. >> go to myfoxdc.com, click on mornings and we'll try to get them on here. let's do weather. you are going to want a hat for all that hair. we have cool temperatures out this morning. 39 at reagan national. parts of the area falling back. lots of cold here north and west. check out chicago 13. only gets colder from there. international falls, that's an actual air temperature. minus 17 this morning. yes, it's january after all. 11 in denver. warmer air new orleans south and west. and we're in the upper 60s and 70s this morning. nice down towards miami. a few light

showers move through overnight. generally south of washington working down 95. had a report of a few showers in stafford, virginia here. most of that activity will stay south and east of us. if you are waking down in salsbury, you'll see a few showers. reason why it's a cold front, it's marching through as we speak. going to be a slow mover. the colder air i showed you won't get in here until late tonight and early tomorrow. a lot of clouds in the forecast today and return to sunshine by tomorrow with highs for much of the remainder of the work week here only in the 30s. 42 today getting chilly tonight and high temperatures wednesday, thursday and friday in the 30s. the big red skin game looks in the upper 30s. >> all right.

that's weather, let's do some more news with allison and sarah. >> thanks, tuck. in sports let's face it, it's all about the redskins and march to the playoffs with 7 straight wins. unbelievable. dave is here with more. >> yeah, i still can't figure out how this happened. >> it's a beautiful thing. >> allison you stayed up and watch the ball drop. did you watch the taylor swift stuff? >> i did. >> i'm not down with the new kid's music. but she has this song never ever ever ever whatever. >> getting back together. >> i don't know the redskins will ever ever ever ever have a better draft. last year's draft may turn out to be all time best drafts. talking about rgiii, alfred morris, richard crawford. they have stood on their heads and made play after play after play and did it again last

sunday. even hobbled rgiii was fast enough to outrun the cowboys to give the redskins a lead they would never give back. and this team hosts seattle this sunday. i said last hour they would play atlanta. we are assuming green bay would beat minnesota. there is a scenario where they would not play atlanta. the redskins have everything laid out in front of them. a home playoff game. nfc east champs. we talked to robert griffin iii if this was the biggest win of his career on any level. >> this is top one. championship game. we won the championship. so hopefully we can win the overall championship of the league. but this is the best feeling i've ever had. i sat in the locker room with a loss for words. it's that important to us. we went out and did what we said we were going to do. won 7 straight. won our division. and now we're in the playoffs and now it's up

to us to decide how far we want to go. >> big special coming up at 3:30. 4:00 the nfl boys in los angeles taking over. and the game itself is 4:30. you saw rgiii there. what did you think of the fashion statement? did you like it? >> i'm not going to say anything bad about rgiii. i'm going to try to replicate that outfit. >> we're going to look like the beegees. >> there were not guys happy for the new year. they call this black monday which is the first monday after the regular season ends. andy reed the longest tenured coach to be fired had been in philadelphia for 14 seasons. will you bey smith had been there for 9 years. those three coaches all have something in common.

all got their teams to the superbowl in years past. and couple other coaches had not gotten teams to the superbowls. romeo cornell. this is a huge pink slip day. 7 head coaches being fired and then five gms were also let go. a lot of executives. some of these coaches will shuffle, reshuffle and end up elsewhere. says to this league it's a now league. mike shanahan said when i signed on for five years could you imagine if they'd done this after one or two years? he said he needed all five. we're in year three of the shanahan plan and so far it's paying dividends. sometimes you have to be patient with these coaches. interesting to see what's going on. 9:30 lorenzo alexander will join us live.

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serious charges. investigators found a highly explosive substance on how to make a bomb in their home over the weekend. police made the arrest after getting a tip. 7 grams of hmtd which is used to make bombs as well as a sod off shotgun in papers entitled the terrorist encyclopedia. a new report by the senate claims the cia, fbi and other groups all made changes in the talking points regarding the terror attack in libya. the changes reports say the obama administration that's why the administration gave a confusing public explanation of the attack. the report also says the intelligent groups have been avoiding the panel and delaying explanation of the changes. chris stevens and three others were killed in the september attack.

>> doctors are optimistic she will make a full recovery. located in the vain between the brain and the skull. clinton is being treated with blood thinners and doctors say the clot did not result in any neurological damage. >> chances are you have some sort of new year's tradition. maybe hopping john on the holiday or folding monday at the stroke of midnight. up next, traditions from our facebook fans. >> and the electric car industry is running on full power. more options means more sales. the president of the electric drive transportation association sits down to talk about the benefits and why you may want to consider switching. time now is 8:26. 

taking a look at new year's celebrations around the world, world, world. many people celebrating the most popular shrine in japan. asking the gods to fulfill their wishes for 2013 with a ritual of bowing once in respect. clapping twice and ringing a bell. it's a tradition for the japanese to visit shrines during the first three days to wish for good fortune and health. and we asked our facebook fans to share their traditions. everyone says what they are thankful for and how they will start off the new year then we blowout a candle at the same time and pray and have sparkling cider afterwards. >> that's a great tradition. >> jessica says we eat

sauerkraut, pork chops, mashed potatoes and black-eyed peas. >> thanks for all the great ideas. share your new year's traditions on our facebook page. search fox 5 morning news. >> what do the black-eyed peas, is that good luck? >> it is. my mother's family is from south carolina so they use field peas. it's called hopping john. old tradition that dates back whenever and you have to have a little bit. it's going to make you have a good year. >> we have never heard about this. >> it's a southern thing. >> did eatonville come in yesterday? >> they sure did. >> i will settle for yours barbara later today. >> as you are headed out, kickback and enjoy football games. it's not going to be a terrible day. much like yesterday.

terribly gloomy out there with temperatures in the low 40s. >> could be worse. >> oh, yeah and certainly has been worse. so not a bad start to january 2013. let's get to the numbers and reagan national right now reporting temperature of 39. hanging out there all morning. a lot of cloud cover and let me mention parts of the area south and east of town into southern maryland you've seen showers here during the early morning hours. 42 in fredericksburg. 33 out at dulles and 39 in frederick. typical daytime highs here. there go your light rain showers. we have had reports of light rain showers down across southern maryland further south and east you get the better chance you'll see some of those. off to the north and west one or two flurries. that's going to be the worst of it today. it's

a slow mover and most of the moisture is dragged off to the south and east. we're on the northern edge of this one. sunshine back in the forecast for the middle and end of the week. it should be a nice looking couple days. it is going to be on the cold side. right now chicago is in the teens and we'll be in on that colder air later this week. future cast put in motion. at 1:00, generally cloudy skies. we'll keep the clouds sxarnd gradual clearing by late tomorrow. tomorrow morning, back in the sunshine along with the cold air here. here's your accu weather 7 day forecast. tomorrow, 38 degrees. thursday and friday sunshine with temperatures into the 30s. and if you're looking forward to next weekend, sunday temperatures in the low 40s. fingers crossed but the red skin game looks dry with seasonal temperatures upper 30s and low 40s.

allison and sarah back to you at the desk. >> thank you, tucker. it has been a good year for the electric car. 8 new plug in models hit the market and public charging stations continue to sprout up around the nation. the industry is not looking back. brian winn president of the electric transportation here to talk about the future of electric cars. thanks for joining us. happy to have you here. i have three kids. sadly, i have to drive these big suvs. they won't make the station wagon any more really. so what about me? what about the driver that's got to cart around three kids. how's the forecast before we start talking about the success? >> the thing to recognize about electric vehicles is they are part of a technology that is coming into the marketplace called electric drive. we've had high drids for over ten

years. we have 42 models of hybrid vehicles. there will be 73 by the end of next year. increasing number of vehicles are going to be using electric motors which are efficient and terrific on saving gas. >> are we talking about two different things? purely electric and the hybrid. two different animals or no? >> that's a great question. hybrid vehicles you can plug into the grid. also range extended vehicles and ultimately fuel cell vehicles. these all utilize electric motors in their drive trains. >> we started by saying those plug in hybrids have become so popular. what is the trend now? >> the sales have been extraordinarily good. we only started plugging our cars in about two years ago with the introduction of the volt and the lease. our sales numbers up

200%. so we started very recently but we're accelerating rapidly. that's because people are getting the word that these are fun cars to drive. when you get in an electric vehicle you get instantaneous torque which means you are not making any noise. it's a completely different driving experience. they don't want to go back. >> okay. what is on the horizon as far as the hybrids? will we see more? what is the advantage of the hybrid versus just the ev? >> the advantage to the hybrid is it operates like the kind of car we've all grown up driving. and you go to the gas pump and you put gasoline in the car. and it's utilizing an electric motor. vehicles that plug in to the grid, if you can just use

electricity from the grid, it's the equivalent of about $1 a gallon. there's an enormous savings in terms of that and there are the other features of it's more quiet. it's instantaneous torque. people love their hybrids. people that are getting plug in hybrids and puree electric vehicles happy with them. the chevrolet volt won consumer satisfaction two years in a row. that's never been done before. people really enjoy driving these cars and we think the key now going forward is to offer more and more models so the consumers have a lot of choice. >> the distances on the prius and other models 10 to 50 miles you can go. will that change coming up? will it go longer? what's the forecast for that? >> right. this is a little bit the size of the battery. and it depends on whether or not you

have puree electric vehicle or range extended vehicle. so i think the most important thing is for consumers to be aware they have many different options. and when they go to the dealership, they are well educated on what do i do with my car? the vast majority of us don't drive more than 40 miles a day. range is really not an issue as some people think it is. i have this conversation with people and say how far do you drive? and the vast majority of people say i can use a car that goes 100 miles before i have to recharge it. and i'm recharging it at night anyway. so there are a lot of options that are coming into the marketplace. but people should be educated so they know what they are looking for. >> brian wynne, thanks so much. appreciate it. sarah , over to you. >> all right, allison, thanks. time is 8:38.

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>> we are a mighty team. >> yes. >> we're talking about love. since you brought the subject up. if one of your goals in 2013 is to find true love, try not to misread your body's signals. this is according to a doctor in a study. the doctors say within five seconds of spotting a cute stranger, our brains start producing the feel good chemical dopamine. five minutes later adrenaline and testosterone. >> who does? men do? >> men are the only ones who have testosterone. >> i think we have a little bit. go ahead. i'm sorry. >> that's a whole different study. that means your impulse is to take a risk. and after ten minutes we produce oxytosin. which promotes bonding. >> wow. >> in within the

first ten minutes all this stuff starts happening to the other body and you start making bad decisions. that's basically the bottom line. >> within ten minutes? >> that's you, dave, from last year. >> that's about 20 minutes later with dave. >> 3 minutes for wisdom to make bad decisions. >> only 30 seconds for me. >> that's not the end. the washington capitol star . >> this is a perfect example of what we were talking about. >> he's engaged to a russian tennis player. there it is right there. caps aren't playing. spending his off time now doing the nuptual thing. we talked about this earlier this morning: i wonder if that hurts performance. now that's going to have been known in one

of the best players in the world. >> she's an athlete too. >> can we go back to the love/lusting? i think you have to have both like it spans out. you determine what's not going to be a relationship. >> love takes time. >> right. but that same initial -- >> takes a week doesn't it? >> that same initial thing has to be there for you to get excited about another person. and then overtime. you got to know the difference. that makes sense. >> saying all that stuff starts happening which leads you to believe it's lust right out of the gate. >> i think it's important to be attracted to somebody you might end up loving but you got to have that initial attraction. >> tucker is being quiet. what do you say ? >> took me years to tell the

difference between love and lust. >> a couple years. >> like 40 years. >> a life time to figure it out. >> it is interesting. you think you know what's real and what's not real. don't you? >> after the first couple minutes, that's all it is is physical. >> you can't know everything about the person whether you like them or not. >> whether they are good looking or not. if they are hot or not within the first couple seconds. >> you discover you could be in lust for a long period of time. >> that's true too. >> that's a great thing too. you can have both . >> you have both. you want to lust after the person you love. >> or on the down side, you can end up going into it and be lust and you think it's love and you get down the road and it's not love, it's lust. coconuts. >> i don't know what he just said. >> this is why i'm single.

>> all right. congratulations to the great 8. >> the great 8. and maria. and his career will now plummet. >> no. didn't it plummet last year? >> now we have a strike. thanks for all that. >> he needs something to do. >> all right. listen. i could be in lust and love with him. >> i haven't seen it. >> we don't have any pictures? we don't have graphics. >> this is a g rated show. >> she's a tennis player. how bad can it be? >> we'll have to look at the pictures during break. time now is 8:50. you've made your goal. now stick to it . wellness in the new year coming right back. 

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the new year will mean a new chance to get in shape for a lot of us. how many of us will stick to our plans and what's the best way to get on the path for good health? joining us now is mitch and emily both from sport and health. thanks so much for coming in today. we know a lot of people are going to be hitting the gym starting today or tomorrow. emily, you have a personal story as well we want to get to. we have a lot to get to here. so let's start off with the things that you need to know or do before heading into a workout routine. what's realistic here so we don't over shoot and get disappointed or not be able to keep up with our goal? >> i think there are three important aspects to focus on. number one, be very specific with what you want to accomplish. what are your goals? write them down.

write down why you want to accomplish it. what it's going to mean when you get there. tell all your friends so they can help keep you held accountable. the second thing that makes sense is set the goals very reasonable. i almost would rather someone set the bar quite low at first. get some victories under your belt. understand what it feels like to have that sense of accomplishment. that helps you keep motivated to keep going. and there's a strategy i've used for many years and others have also used to be very consistent. what i say to myself is i'm not going to put pressure to do a certain amount of intensity or minutes. i don't have to workout so much everyday. what i promise myself is one thing. i will start and i'll do five minutes really easy. i know i can do it and after five minutes, you feel okay and you can keep going and do the extra 30 or 40 minutes. >> you tell yourself that to

this day? >> everyday. what's interesting is people wake up in the morning. if you are a morning exerciser and you can have this 10 second debate. i know i should exercise but i really don't feel like. and you try to have this struggle for a few minutes. and what i say is i'm just going to do five easy minutes so i can get started and i can do the extra 30 minutes and i make the decision to keep going after the five minutes. >> you have explore alternatives to behaviors. what do you mean by that? >> you shouldn't focus on exercise is boring or exercise is painful. change your attitude a little bit. and look at it as it's going to be great for my health. it's going to energize me. just feel good about it and relieve stress. those things make it so it's not a pin full experience. >> i want to get emily in here before we run out of time. you work with sport in-house.

but working outgoing to the gym was not always your cup of tea and tell us a little bit about where you got to at this point in your life where you realized i need to make a change. >> well, i was insulin dependent, hypertension, morbidly obese. and two years ago i decided to make a change. and i joined sport and health. they saved my life. and they've improved my life and i just could not push back from the table. once i got as mitch said my goals were very minimal. i began swimming two laps. now i'm swimming 64 laps, a mile. and i spin and i currently have a personal trainer. that's my new year's resolution is the

personal training. to get with someone that can advise me and help me move to my other fitness goals. >> i know a lot of times too we talk about fitness, your goals and how much in terms of how much weight you lose but it isn't always necessarily the weight versus just becoming healthy as well. >> at turning 50, i had to make a decision. i have a 12-year-old daughter and i needed to be here for her. and so we're working. i'm doing trx suspension training. and just taking the minimal goal again in three months see where i am. so my before picture and then the after. so now my after picture is now my before picture. >> congratulations to you. it's a lot of hard work to stick to a work out routine. we appreciate you both coming in and sharing

your story and your tips and we'll have those on myfoxdc.com so people can check those out as they head into their new year's resolution to workout. thank you both. we appreciate it. >> happy new year. >> happy new year to you as well. wisdom and allison. did she say 50 >> did she say 50? i'm going to the gym. time right now is a couple ticks away from 9:00. i am allison seymour. >> i'm wisdom martin. starting new year off on the right foot. two hours after the nation plunged off the fiscal cliff. we'll tell you what's in and what's out and what chance the compromise stands. >> plus, from the crystal ball in times square to the annual traditions in your home. to the ways to stick to those one day old resolutions. we are celebrating the first day of 2013. >> and maryland makes history ash